With shipping and the 5% credit card company's BS exchange rate it's the same price. I ordered from Canada Camera, so I don't have to pay PST (out of province) and I got a 16gb card included, so in the end it was cheaper for me to order from them vs. BH. BH was too expensive in this case, Canada ftw. zomg.

$1USD and $1CAD are damn close to par, but your credit card will take an exchange fee, f*ckers.

Buy from Camera Canada, they're giving a free 16gb card with the camera. They told me mid to late March for delivery. Try the link off the front page from here. I got my 8-15 there, they seem to be a decent outfit. I called them once, a person answered, that's with a lot to me.

3 of the 4 sellers are in the USA, lol, sh*t a$$ shopping sites. Also, the price with taxes from the USA sites are questionable, I'de NEVER trust a shopping site to be correct when it come to any import taxes. Do those prices include brokerage fee?

I posted this presviously a few days ago in another thread, but it's relevant here. This example was for Camera Canada which is the same price as Henry's but they throw in a CF card, so a better deal. But, still not as good as B&H.

Price difference = $221.18 - 6% price difference, if I bought from a shop in my province, I'd have to add on another 7% PST.

Factoring in the exchange rate as of right now, it's essentially par $1 USD = $1 CAD. Also to avoid extra credit card fees on USD transactions, I use a Bank of Montreal USD Mastercard (Costs $25/yr, but free if you spend more than $1k/yr).

And this is why B&H makes it so painless to ship to Canada, I imaging they do a very good business shipping to here.

If you live in Canada as indicated above, a website I live by to check prices is www.photoprice.ca. No affiliation on my part, just a great site for price information. Because, while B&H often has cheaper prices than in Canada, that's not always true. In short, it pays to shop around online.

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XanuFoto

Ready to order by tonight. An in Canada. Just wanted to know based on past experience who would get this bad boy to me faster. I could use any of the US and Canadian sites as long as I get one delivered the quickest. In the states by preference is B&H. In Canada not so sure.

I ordered 5D3 last week, saw B&H hit my credit card over the weekend for the full amount, but I just checked my account today and the charge is gone. This confirms that B&H just did a pre-authorization in my case. What makes you say that they charge your card prior to shipping?

photophreek

In the US, US online retailers cannot charge credit cards until the purchased item is shipped. Charging credit cards before shipping is a Federal offense and is considered mail fraud. B&H and Adorama can ill afford to have their online business shut down by US Treasury agents indefinetly.

I just checked the B&H website and here is a break down of the charges:

Shipping is by Purolator ground (2-5 business days). Given the current exchange rates, your credit card company could charge you as much as 1-1.5% exchange. I use Amex and typically, this is what Amex charges and does not charge any 3% fee(whatever that is). When Purolator delivers, there are no additional charges at the door.

I've orderd many times from B&H/Purolator and the service is cheap, trackable, fast and very reliable. I would not use UPS, FedX or USPS.